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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Brokenheartsville

| cover = Joe Nichols -Brokenheartsville.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Joe Nichols

| album = Man with a Memory

| B-side = "Can't Hold a Halo to You"

| released = November 4, 2002

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:51

| label = Universal South

| writer = Donny Kees
Blake Mevis
Randy Boudreaux
Clint Daniels

| producer = Brent Rowan

| prev_title = The Impossible

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = She Only Smokes When She Drinks

| next_year = 2003

| misc =

}}

'"Brokenheartsville"' is a song written by Donny Kees, Blake Mevis, Randy Boudreaux, and Clint Daniels and recorded by American country music singer Joe Nichols. It was released in November 2002 as the second single from Nichols' 2002 album 'Man with a Memory'. The song became Nichols' first number one hit on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and earned him his second consecutive Grammy nomination for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. The song also was later covered by Johnny Rodriguez on his 2011 album 'Live from Texas'.

Critical reception



Wade Jessen of 'Billboard' called the song a "beer-can-crushing, honky-tonk lament of lost love."'Billboard', March 29, 2003

Music video



The video starts out with Nichols drinking at a rotating bar in the city, and talking to his friends. They watch a singer sing live on stage. The subplot is that his girlfriend rides off with another man in an Eldorado convertible; in contrast to the lyrics calling the car a "Coupe de Ville," which ends up breaking down, much to her dismay. The new boyfriend just shrugs his shoulders as if nothing is wrong. Several of the bar patrons sitting with Nichols as well as the bartender are seen mouthing the final words of each line of the first chorus.

In the second verse, when the singer is done on stage, Nichols takes the stage and sings the final verse and two choruses with his band, before returning to the bar and having a drink, to which he toasts with his buddies before taking a sip and giving a blunt face by not liking the taste. The video was filmed in downtown Nashville, Tennessee and the outside shots of the car were filmed near the Bridgestone Arena. The video was directed by Trey Fanjoy.

Chart performance



"Brokenheartsville" debuted at No. 56 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of November 2, 2002. The song spent 31 weeks on the chart, reaching number one for the week ending March 29, 2003, where it remained at the top spot for one week.

Year-end charts



References



Category:2002 singles

Category:Joe Nichols songs

Category:Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy

Category:Songs written by Clint Daniels

Category:Songs written by Randy Boudreaux

Category:Show Dog-Universal Music singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Brent Rowan

Category:Songs written by Blake Mevis

Category:2002 songs

Category:Songs written by Donny Kees

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